Book Description

Forget about everything else you have read, and just check out these short stories. All of the stories are true. They have been compiled into a collection called I Ainat Lying: Stories from West Philly to West Africa. These stories have been shared with many students and teachers in the Philadelphia School District, and they are always well received. These stories have been battle tested on friends, neighbors, strangers, and the editors of a couple of book-review magazines. They all wanted to hear more, but I told them they would have to wait until the book comes out. If these teachers, writers, educators and students can find something that they actually want to read, then I say letas give it to them. Chester Himes, John A. Williams, and Langston Hughes, look out! Thereas a new short-story writer on the block.